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Russian Helicopters Takes Part in Russia-Iran 2015 Dialogue
2015-12-22 Read More...
Russian Helicopters (part of State Corporation Rostec) is taking part in the Russian national exhibition Trade and Industrial Dialogue: Russia-Iran 2015, which is led by Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov and held from 21 to 23

Iran Eyes Buying Advanced T90 Tanks from Russia
2015-12-21 Read More...
Iranian Ground Force Commander Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan announced that his country is mulling purchase of advanced T90 tanks from Russia, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Iran, China Expand Defense, Naval Cooperation
2015-12-15 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari and a visiting military delegation from China in a meeting in Tehran underlined the need for broadening of defense cooperation, namely in the naval fields, Fars News Agency (FNA)

Israel Tests Arrow 3 Missile Defense System
2015-12-11 Read More...
The Israeli Defense Ministry announced Thursday it has successfully carried out a test on locking on a missile target from space using its Arrow 3 missile defense system that was developed jointly with the United

Turkey Orders Boeing’s Joint Direct Attack Munition
2015-12-10 Read More...
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Turkey for Joint Direct Attack Munitions and associated equipment, parts and logistical support for an estimated cost of $70

U.S. Investigating Reports on Iran’s Ballistic Missile Test
2015-12-10 Read More...
The United States is reviewing and seeking to confirm reports that Iran launched a ballistic missile last month in violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power has

Russia Starts Delivering S-300 Air Defense System to Iran
2015-12-07 Read More...
Russia started the first phase of S-300 Air Defense deliveries to Iran on Thursday, Itar-Tass reported on

Iranian Navy to Hold Massive Naval Drills in December
2015-11-27 Read More...
Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy Commander Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi announced that his forces will hold massive wargames in less than two months, Fars News Agency (FNA)

International Manufacturers Eye Iranian Civil Helicopters Market
2015-11-23 Read More...
Iran has been receiving interest from leading international manufacturers of civilian helicopters, following the removal of Western sanctions, to resume investment in Iranian projects, a report

Iran’s Basij Forces to Stage Massive Drills on Thursday, Friday
2015-11-18 Read More...
Commander of Iran's Basij (volunteer) Force Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Naqdi announced that his forces are due to stage massive exercises codenamed “Towards Beit al-Moqaddas” in the Central province of

Russia to Sign S-300 Contract with Iran in 2016
2015-11-12 Read More...
The new contract with Iran for delivery of the S-300 air defense missile systems will be signed early next year, a spokesman for the Russian delegation at the Dubai Airshow 2015 international aerospace show

Israel Finalizes “Shopping List” of Desired US Weapons
2015-11-05 Read More...
US said to have approved sale to Israel of Ospreys, capable of reaching Iran Ahead of next week’s Obama-Netanyahu meet, Israel finalizes ‘shopping list’ of desired US military

Russia Already Delivering Air Defense Systems to Iran
2015-11-04 Read More...
Russia is already delivering air defense systems, as well as certain types of electronics to Iran, the Head of Russia's state arms exporter Rosoboronexport said

Iran Unveils Massive Underground Missile Base
2015-10-21 Read More...
Iran released for the first time last week a video report showing one of its underground missile bases, local media outlets reported. Located 500 meters under the ground, the base contains several kinds of advanced missiles and rocket

Iran, China to Expand Military Intelligence Cooperation
2015-10-20 Read More...
The Iranian and Chinese Armies have increased consultations and meetings to boost their cooperation in defensive fields, namely in intelligence sharing, Fars News Agency (FNA) reported. Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan

Navistar Defense to Support Afghanistan Security Forces
2015-09-15 Read More...
The U.S. Army Contracting Command has awarded Navistar Defense a $369 million contract to provide 2,293 Medium Tactical Vehicles (MTVs) to build upon the Afghanistan National Security Force's (ANSF) MTV Fleet. Production will commence immediately,

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